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Was practicing my chipping today. Off normal and tight lies I was happy with getting good and consistent contact. But when the ball was sitting up on top of long grass I was hitting under the ball.
What are the options for hitting a ball when it is sitting up in long grass to help prevent the club head going under the ball?

For the really deep fluffy stuff I make sure the hands are well forward and deloft the club somewhat to make the face higher. Playing the ball back a little and make doubly sure that the strike is very much down on the ball helps me.
If the above isn't working for me then a less lofted club so even if I add loft through impact I still catch the top of the club face.
In chipping practice I like hitting the ball on different grooves on the club face. It is interesting to see how the ball reacts and it helps me with that sort of depth control issue.
For normal length fluffy stuff I open the club a little and use the bounce of the club to clack the ball higher of the face.

Weetbix,
The tour players play them like a bunker shots that way you don't get a flyer and the ball pops up. Us the bounce or trailing edge of the club and the ball pops, the ball will also sit soft.
Even up to 80 metres I play my shots in the rough like this, last thing you want is a flyer and not stopping ending up over the back of the green.

Some things to practice.
Back in the stance was something I did try a bit and it did help.
Zen - I suspected that that was the pro solution. I am not confident in my technique or touch for that shot at the moment. Will look for something I can work with initially and then add that to my training.

Rey moving the ball back in your stance? If you are hitting under the ball, your swing is bottoming out earlier then anticipated?

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Quite possibly GG, slightly rearward low point and loft added through impact; very easy to slide a 56/60 degree wedge straight under the ball in the very fluffy stuff.
Bringing the hands forward and the ball back just a little for me makes absolutely certain the ball is being hit first rather than flipping and sliding the club under the ball too much.
No good for a flop shot but that isn't the aim : )

Weetbix,The tour players play them like a bunker shots that way you donâ€™t get a flyer and the ball pops up. Us the bounce or trailing edge of the club and the ball pops, the ball will also sit soft.Even up to 80 metres I play my shots in the rough like this, last thing you want is a flyer and not stopping ending up over the back of the green.

For the really deep fluffy stuff I make sure the hands are well forward and deloft the club somewhat to make the face higher. Playing the ball back a little and make doubly sure that the strike is very much down on the ball helps me.

If the above isnâ€™t working for me then a less lofted club so even if I add loft through impact I still catch the top of the club face.

In chipping practice I like hitting the ball on different grooves on the club face. It is interesting to see how the ball reacts and it helps me with that sort of depth control issue.

For normal length fluffy stuff I open the club a little and use the bounce of the club to clack the ball higher of the face.

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Well said 2Putts.
Something else you can try is to simple choke down on your club and make some practice swings focusing on swinging at the height you want the club to swing through the ball.

I actually had a chipping lesson the other week and we touched on this.
Basically play it like your normal chip shot, but choke down on the club and do not rest your club on the ground, as the club head would be below the ball and promote the "hitting under the ball effect'.
So basically choke down the club and do not rest the club below the ball and play your normal shot. Has helped me alot with consistent contact.
Goodluck

Zen â€“ I suspected that that was the pro solution. I am not confident in my technique or touch for that shot at the moment. Will look for something I can work with initially and then add that to my training.

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Weeties,
Could we consider yourself as a pro hitting at hit the ball fat :)lol This is simular to a bunker shot.
You can master it pretty easy there is hard ground underneath the club will bounce for you. Pretty hard to make a meal of the shot. :)

Yeah, it's probably more the touch thing that I'll need to work on! Plus working out how different types and thicknesses and so on of grass affect it.
When I played at Oxley the grass always ran away from the surface and that really affected my distance control - I always came up short as the club got grabbed.
Practicing at Logan the depth of grass was the challenge, but it didn't grab.
Lots to lean. A large part will be to trust my subconscious to apply the right amount of effort. And practice!